July 19th, 2008 (Donnegal)

-Kenton
Today we headed to Donnegal town and we almost missed the bus....Well Julie, Sarah, and I actually did miss the bus but luckily Liam, the director of Oidaes Gael, was there to give us a ride to catch up with the bus and wave it down. I'm really glad Liam was there to help us out because it was a great trip.
I was so thankful when we finally arrived in Donegal. The night before was rough and the bus ride was not helping me recover. I think Sarah was nice enough to take pitty on me and keep me occupied by practicing the Irish that we've used so far, just so I wouldn't focus on the weaving and bouncing on the bus.
The first thing we did in Donnegal was have lunch. I don't know if it was because I was so hungover or if it was just because the food was really that good, but that was my best meal to date. I had Lamb meatballs with all the fixings and a huge pither of water at a local pub. It really hit the spot. I was feeling better and ready to go as soon as I was finished eating.
Then we went to donnegal castle. It was really interesting and theu tour included a lot of history about Ireland that I really didn't know. I even got a chance to prented that I was "King" of the castle for a bit. Once we were done there we headed to the old monostary ruins in town. This was the home of the "4 masters" who wrote the six annals of Ireland that are some of the greatest resources of Irish history. It has since then become a graveyard due to it's status as holyland.
Besides those two historical sites there isn't much more touristy stuff today. We spent the rest of our time walking around town buying necessaties and gifts for friends and family back home. For some reason we all, including professor gleason, had a craving for subway and we grabbed some subs before heading home. It was nice to have a realatively cheap meal for a change.
Once we got back I went to the grocery and headed home. I've taken pretty easy tonight finishing up postcards and catching up on the blog. The weather has had it's toll on me. I would recomend to anyone comming to bring as much cold medicine and whatever other over the counter stuff you like. Once you get here it's hard to get anything with a doctor's perscription and the office visits are expensive, about 35 euros, Not only that but the doctor only comes to town once a week. Tea and honey has been helping me tons.